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[[File:IBAL 2.png|thumb|250px|Ezio Auditore fighting guards on the Passetto di Borgo]]
The '''Passetto di Borgo''' is an eight-hundred meter long elevated walkway in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], connecting [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] to the [[Vaticano District|Vatican]].
 
==History==
On 28 December 1499, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] fought his way along the Passetto di Borgo in order to reach [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]], [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order|Italian Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[In Bocca al Lupo]]</ref>
 
Roughly four years later, after Rodrigo's son, [[Cesare Borgia]], killed him using a [[Cantarella|poison-filled]] apple, Cesare used the Passetto to try and reach the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]] that Rodrigo had hidden in the courtyard of [[St. Peter's Basilica]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Apple a Day]]</ref> However, this attempt ultimately failed, as Ezio managed to race to the location first and retrieved the Apple before escaping the Vatican.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Apple of Eden]]</ref>
 
==Trivia==
*In-game, the Passetto is depicted as much taller and wider than it is in reality.
*In ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Passetto di Borgo was wrongly placed on the banks of the [[Tiber|Tiber River]].
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', the Passetto was an out-of-bounds area.
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Landmarks in Rome]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Rome]]

Latest revision as of 13:48, 20 July 2025

Ezio Auditore fighting guards on the Passetto di Borgo

The Passetto di Borgo is an eight-hundred meter long elevated walkway in Rome, Italy, connecting Castel Sant'Angelo to the Vatican.

History[edit | edit source]

On 28 December 1499, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze fought his way along the Passetto di Borgo in order to reach Pope Alexander VI, Grand Master of the Italian Templars.[1]

Roughly four years later, after Rodrigo's son, Cesare Borgia, killed him using a poison-filled apple, Cesare used the Passetto to try and reach the Apple of Eden that Rodrigo had hidden in the courtyard of St. Peter's Basilica.[2] However, this attempt ultimately failed, as Ezio managed to race to the location first and retrieved the Apple before escaping the Vatican.[3]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • In-game, the Passetto is depicted as much taller and wider than it is in reality.
  • In Assassin's Creed II, the Passetto di Borgo was wrongly placed on the banks of the Tiber River.
  • In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the Passetto was an out-of-bounds area.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – In Bocca al Lupo
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – An Apple a Day
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Apple of Eden
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